[Intro] (Dark tom-heavy drums, low guitar drone) Mm… Heathen… ⸻ [Verse 1] They said I ask too many questions They said I walk too far alone Never learned to keep my head down Never made a church of stone I tried wearing their answers Like a coat that didn’t fit Every time I looked in the mirror I disappeared a little bit So I stepped outside the line And never went back ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] If I don’t belong Then maybe that’s the point ⸻ [Chorus] Heathen That’s the name they gave to me When I stopped pretending To be what they wanted to see Heathen Standing where I stand alone If this makes me an outsider Then I’ll wear it like my own ⸻ [Verse 2] I’ve loved people I couldn’t keep Believed things that fell apart Followed voices through the darkness And carried scars across my heart I’ve made peace with my mistakes Even the ones I can’t undo ’Cause every road that broke beneath me Still somehow carried me through ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] I spent years chasing forgiveness Now I’m chasing truth ⸻ [Chorus] Heathen That’s the name they gave to me When I stopped pretending To be what they wanted to see Heathen Standing where I stand alone If this makes me an outsider Then I’ll wear it like my own ⸻ [Bridge] (Band drops down, bass and drums pulse underneath) No halo above me No devil below No voice in the heavens Telling me where to go Just this blood Just these bones Just the man I’ve become Walking through the fire And coming out my own ⸻ [Build] Call me faithless Call me lost Call me everything I’m not I’ve carried heavier names than those ⸻ [Final Chorus] Heathen Yeah, that’s the name they gave to me But I finally see the difference Between their truth and what I believe Heathen No longer ashamed Of the scars, the doubts, the questions Or the man behind my name Heathen Heathen… Heathen… ⸻ [Outro] (Guitars swell, drums keep marching) I spent my life Trying to belong… Now I’m just trying To be honest… Heathen… (fade on a sustained guitar note)
